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The 49ers volleyball team claimed the title o their rst tournamentin three seasons ater they swept UNC Wilmington (25-22, 25-20, 25-14) in the Comort Suites Coastal Carolina Tournament.Ater the tournament, Charlotte progresses to 8-6 on the season.Senior co-captain Kaitlin Knight recorded 39 digs and sevenservice aces and was named the MVP o the tournament. Freshman Jenna Litoborski earned her second All-Tournament team honors andsophomore setter Sheri Davis earned All-Tournament team honorsater recording 78 assists, 13 kills and 16 digs.In game one, the Niners went head to head with host CoastalCarolina, where Charlotte took the 3-1 victory (27-25, 25-21, 20-25,25-17).In the rst set, Coastal took a 4-1 lead, but the Niners pushedorward and tied the set at ve. Both teams struggled to maintain alead o more than three.Charlotte took control o the second set. Senior Jenn Webb gaveCharlotte the 16-15 lead in the second set, and with some assistancerom Davis, the two were able to capitalize on three Coastal errors.The Chanticleers ell behind 1-0 in the third set, but jumped outto a 9-3 lead, pushing the match into the ourth set.Redshirt junior Kat Hicks, reshman Bianca Rouse, andLitoborski recorded 10 or more kills or the Niners, with 12, 11, and10, respectively.“It was a very exciting match or Coastal’s home opener,” saidhead coach Chris Redding. “They had a great crowd and played hard.I was pleased with how we played with balance.”In the Niners second match o the tournament, they aced WesternCarolina. Charlotte swept the Catamounts 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-21).The win puts the volleyball squad’s record about .500 or the rsttime this season.Litoborski led the squad with 14 kills, while Rouse recorded 11and Hicks led the team with 12 digs.In the title match, against UNC Wilmington, Litoborski had 14kills and Rouse added 11 kills. Knight recorded a tournament-high18 digs in the title match.The match between the Niners and the Seahawks saw nine tiesand our lead changes in just the rst set. In the second set, there wereseven ties and two lead changes, and in the nal set there were onlytwo ties and one lead change.Charlotte scored on 63 percent o the Seahawks serves in theopening set, 66 percent in the second, and 71 percent in the nal set.“We elt ortunate to hang on against a tough Western Carolinateam. In the Wilmington match, we pulled through to win our rsttournament o the year. UNCW was tough and did not quit. We have just the one more match against Davidson beore our conerenceseason begins and we’re very excited to battle that cross-town rival,”said Redding.Charlotte will play host to cross-town rival Davidson tonight at 7p.m. inside Halton Arena, beore beginning their conerence play onthe road at Temple and La Salle this weekend.
Charlotte winsfrst tournamenttitle in three years
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Freshman Jenna Litoborski scored 38 kills at the Comfort SuitesCoastal Carolina Tournament.
Rain didn’t stopfootball pep rally
Unreasonable search and seizure
UNC Charlotte hosts orum on schools and your Fourth Amendment rights
Jenna hege
Staff Writer
Thursday, Sept. 17 inobservance o ConstitutionDay, hundreds o UNCCharlotte students cameto Rowe Building, or thepresentation, “Strip Searchesat School - How Far is TooFar?” The lecture was basedon the Fourth Amendment,unreasonable searches andseizures.This year’s panel was led by Judge Louis A. Trosch, Jr., o Mecklenburg County, Andre F.Mayes, an attorney or CharlotteMecklenburg Schools, andValerie E. Pearce, managingattorney or the Council orChildren’s Rights. The paneldiscussed the importance o the Fourth Amendment andknowing your rights.The speakers stressed thesignicance o having saetyin the school system whilerespecting people’s privacy.The topics addressed rangedrom search warrants, thedierence between probablecause and reasonable suspicion,and zero tolerance policies inschools.The case o Saord UniedSchool District vs. Redding was also discussed. A 13-year-old girl, Savana Redding, wasorced to take o her clothingbecause a classmate toldschool ocials that she wasin possession o prescriptionstrength ibuproen. No drugs were ound.Students who have childrenraised several questionsconcerning what they coulddo to protect their children,concerned that young childrenmay not understand the idea o giving consent to these types o searches.Trosch gave advice to schooladministrators, school ocersand students. He told parents“Make sure your kids have abasic understanding o theirrights” and told school ocials“to be reasonable….take aconservative approach.”Pearce told students, “Youhave to balance the saety inschools.” The panel mentionedthat there is a line that can easilybe crossed when authoritiesbecome too invasive.The seminar ended asKathleen Nicolaides, a lecturerin the Criminal Justice andCriminology Department atUNC Charlotte, opened themicrophone to students toquestion the speakers.“I thought it wasenlightening. The panel wasvery inormative and they knewthe material well. I don’t thinkschools are going too ar,” saidUNC Charlotte student CurtissDonaldson. Jamey Anderson, anotherUNCC student said “I thoughtit was good. The panel broughtout both sides. I don’t think it was biased.”
Andrew Lichtenhan/PhotoMichael Golly/Photo
KriSten LitchFieLd
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Thursday morning the Board o Trustees unveiled UNC Charlotte’sMaster Plan as the University is expected to accommodate 35,000students by 2020. Currently the enrollment is 24,700.Kevin King, who works or the Ayers Saint Gross consulting rm,made the presentation to the trustees. The plan includes an on-campusootball stadium, quads, and an arts center. The Master Plan alsoincludes several eatures that have been hot topics around campus;more classrooms, more residential space, and parking spaces.Ayers Saint Gross’s main objectives are to “strengthen the collegeexperience, create memorable places, and build stronger relations with nearby neighborhoods.”The Board o Trustees will vote on the Master Plan’s proposal attheir November meeting.The plan is still not complete as items including pedestriancirculation improvements, new buildings, recreational elds, and theootball stadium, have details that remain unresolved.According to University ocials, new student residential halls will require close to $475 million over the next ew years.
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In the wee hours o the morning on thispast Thursday, UNC Charlotte hosted FoxNews Rising in the new Student Union.A ew hundred students came and went;overall the turnout was lower than projected.This was probably due to the torrentialdownpour that morning. Julie Owens, a Junior Communicationsmajor, commented on the success o the rallysaying that, “it was an overall good turnout,” she continued, “It was good to see allo the supporters o 49er ootball.”The host o Fox News Rising, Jon Wilsonor just ‘Wilson,’ showed a great amounto enthusiasm towards UNC Charlotte’s journey to 49er ootball–sporting his veryown 49er jersey– and had no trouble keepingthe crowd’s momentum going.Cheering ans shouting, “Forty Niner”echoed throughout campus and all o that49er pride made it to the television screenso the surrounding area.When talking with Wilson, AthleticsDirector, Judy Rose, boasted that the FSLprogram had reached 65 percent o theirtarget goal, they have so ar raised $3.3million out o the $5 million needed to getthe program o the ground.The University Times talked to TimErnst, ormer Student Body President, andhe commented on the FSL program. Hesaid, “Ideally we would have sold them all inthe rst day, but we need to set more realisticexpectations given the current challengesthat people are acing.” Ernst, optimisticallyadded, “There’s no question in my mind that we’ll have the nancial support we need orootball to become a reality.”Ater talking with Ben Bowers,President o Niner Nation Gold about whyNiner Nation Gold, in conjunction with theAthletics Department, hosted this event hementioned that, “The March is meant tohelp in establishing ootball tradition hereat Charlotte, even beore it gets here.” Hecontinued, “We chose this event due to itsimpact last year when we marched in thename o getting ootball and because itsthe type o event that can evolve over timeuntil we’re marching to our rst game withplayers, coaches, etc.”When asked about student support with the ootball initiative Ernst said, “Ithink students are still very much behindootball.“ He continued, “There have beenso many shows o support that I’m beginningto wonder i students aren’t becoming wearyo them.”
Before the Board of Trustees meeting students rallied showing their support for 49er football
Michael Golly/Photo
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On Sept. 15, the UNC Charlotte Oce o Education Abroad held their all 2009 air, oeringstudents the opportunity to explore the manyglobal educational options available. The air tookplace around the Belk Tower, where representativesor each program oered through the school werepresent with aculty directors, students who havestudied abroad and international students currentlystudying abroad at UNC Charlotte.Study Abroad opportunities are oered or allmajors, all upper classmen and eature programs inpractically every country. Brad Sekulich, directoro the Study Abroad program said, “they sendbetween 400-450 students abroad per year.” Theyare able to send so many partly because o thegreat nancial aid and scholarships the universityoers, which makes traveling abroad aordable oranyone. The department’s mission statement reads,“dedicated to providing the most academicallysound, cost-eective, and enjoyable programsavailable.”UNC Charlotte is one o the ew universities thatlet students use their nancial aid on Study Abroadprograms, in addition to several outstanding StudyAbroad scholarships.The price o study depends on which locationstudents choose, and the length o time they wishto study. When studying at sea, a all and springvoyage lasts 100-110 days, while the summer tripslast 65-70 days. Thereore, prices range rom $500-$1,000.I a student decidesto study by land, thecost tends to be higher.A semester in a largecity like London costaround $14,500. Asemester in a small citylike Salamanca, Spaincost around $8,500.However, a summerprogram at either o these locations costs hal the price as the listedsemester cost.Whether it is a year-long program, semester,spring break, or even a semester at sea, UNCCharlotte oers an opportunity or everyone.Most programs present a list o accommodationsincluding tuition, housing, mobile phones, callingcards, online services, medical and lie insurance,excursions, and more.Studying abroad is more than attending classesat another university. By adding an internationalexperience, it can be a dening advantageon a resumé and can help to make you moreemployable. Other benets include the access tointernational jobs, thenetworking contactsgained, and thepossibility o takingcourses not oeredat UNC Charlotte, while obtainingcredit or all approvedacademic courseworkabroad. There is alsothe experience o developing a rsthandunderstanding o other cultures, people and places,as well as experiencing a new way o lie.Crystal Lucas, an eager student hoping to travelabroad, wants to apply her education rsthandand “study up close, using the things I learned inclass.”As or prerequisites, some programs requireseveral semesters o a specic language, whileothers require no knowledge. There are programsoering opportunities or beginners in a languagerom intermediate to advanced.Other opportunities aren’t just limited to“studying” abroad. At UNC Charlotte, internshipsabroad are arranged jointly by the career center, theoce o education abroad, and the department thatgrants internship credit. There is also the option to work abroad. While students may not be able tomake much they can break even on their trip, whilestill gaining experience. A student can volunteertheir services on important community projectsinvolving health care, agriculture, communitydevelopment, youth camps, and house-buildingprojects.I studying abroad sounds like an experience worth exploring, the rst step is to sign up oran inormation session to get a general overviewo the education abroad process oered atthe universityInormation is available in theInternational Resource Center in the Oce o Education Abroad, located in the College o Healthand Human Services building.
Brian mccormicK
Staff Writer
Wednesday, Sept. 16 marked the annualUniversity Career Expo hosted by the UniversityCareer Center. Held on the third foor o theStudent Activity Center, the University CareerExpo is the second o such job related airs to cometo the UNC Charlotte campus this year. The rst was the Job Fair held on Aug. 26. What makes theUniversity Career Expo dierent rom the Job Fairheld last month is mostly in the title. The UniversityCareer Expo allows or graduating seniors, currentundergraduates, and alumni to explore availableemployment opportunities ater graduation. Giventhe current job market, the University CareerCenter emphasized it is here to help.Hosting just over 67 companies on Wednesday,the University Career Expo oered employerssuch as Abercrombie & Fitch, the Greensboroand Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Departments,Travelers Insurance and Duke Energy theopportunity to come ace to ace with UNCCharlotte students.Even though the air was called the “CareerExpo”, many employers oered ull-time, part-time and internship positions, knowing the averagecollege student has a lot on their plate.Along with the employers in attendance, theUniversity Career Center also hosted a table thatprovided students with inormation on what theUniversity Career Center can do or them. With typercent o the employers in attendance acceptingapplications and resumes rom all majors, the UNCCharlotte Career Expo oered very impressivestudent attendance and employment diversity.Karri Murray, Senior Assistant Director o Publicity and Outreach said that even thoughemployee attendance has slacked o rom a record150 employers last all to a meager 67 this year dueto the recession, it is still important or students tonetwork as much as possible.“Students should try and take advantage anytimeemployers are on campus”, Murray said. “It’s a greatplace to get ace to ace with employers.”In case you missed the Career Expo this all,The University Career Center will be hostinganother Career Fair April 7. I you are a graduatingsenior planning to graduate in the all, the CareerExpo on April 7 will be opened or alumni, so youcan still attend. The last scheduled Career/Job Fairor this all will be held on Oct. 6 and will ocuson public service jobs in government and nonprotorganizations.For more inormation about The UniversityCareer Center, or the upcoming airs, visit them attheir campus location in Atkins 150, or visit theirWeb site at http://www.career.uncc.edu.
Study Abroad Fair tells studentsoreign studies are aordable
Career Expo oers employment, rom part-time gig to ull-time proessional
Jamie BroWn
Staff Writer
The True Gentlemen Society, an interest groupaliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, isnow at UNC Charlotte. SAE has over 215 chaptersat colleges and universities, making it the largestsocial raternity in North America with over275,000 members and close to 8,500 undergraduatebrothers.Famous alumni include actors David Spade andFred Savage, basketball legend Phil Jackson, andsinger Nick Lachey.According to the group, to be the denition o a true gentleman “one must conduct himsel withgood will and an acute sense o propriety...his sel-control must be equal in all emergencies.” Beinga member also means you must involve yoursel in weekly meetings and socials, which averagebetween our to six hours total. John Stingellow, the True Gentleman ProvinceAlumni Secretary says, “{Sigma Alpha Epsilon]place a strong emphasis on academics, communityservice and philanthropy, student involvement incampus organizations, and intramural sports.”There are several unique aspects to thisprogram. One consists o a our week pledgeprogram, compared to others that range rom 10-12 weeks. Ater these weeks, the student becomesan automatic member with no waiting and noprobationary period.Where other raternities range rom $500 to$1,000 per semester, the True Gentlemen Societycosts $150 per semester, which makes it the leastexpensive on campus.Stringellow stressed that the group is notmeant or members who want to party, however, heis looking or a ew students that want to orm aninterest group and be ounding members. Students will be able to decide what kind o raternity they want, have input on decisions, and create their ownunique culture.Since the pledge week, which took place therst week o September, the raternity welcomed23 members and hopes to have close to 40 brothersby the end o the year. No need to worry i you still want to become a member, the group has an “opendoor policy” and oers students the opportunity to join at any time.Next year, once the raternity is organized, thegroup plans to move to a raternity house in GreekVillage.
Sigma Alpha Epsilonintroduces “TrueGentlemen Initiative”
The department’s mission state-ment reads, “dedicated to pro-viding the most academically sound, cost-effective, and en-joyable programs available.”
UNC Charlotte Study Abroad Dept.
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The heated debate o whether or not someoneshould live on campus has been an issue thatstudents have been acing since UNC Charlottestarted to grow exponentially. The question o to live on campus or not is an easy one, live oncampus.Living on campus has its perks. Although itseems juvenile, you have perect security. Eachnight, a security guard looks over your buildinguntil the early hours o the morning. This guardmakes sure that you are sae in your building. Theguard also makes rounds along each hallway toensure a sae environment or all.Living on-campus allows you to live in a diversetype o housing. From living in the high-rises toliving in an apartment, to even a mansion sizehouse, UNC Charlotte’s diverse housing can suitany ones needs. As students progress into theireducation, many want to live in apartment stylehousings, which leads students o campus. Fewstudents realize that there are ample apartmentson campus ranging rom Laurel to Phase V andmore.The social aspect o college is also a majorcomponent o living on campus as well. Althougho-campus housing in apartment complexes oeryou the chance to socialize, living on campus givesyou a great chance o meeting people.By simply having a little ‘get together’ in yourroom, to talking to your neighbors in your on-campus housing and going to dinner, the socialcomponents o living on-campus are endless.Living on campus gives you the right toconsume alcohol. Contrary to popular belie, i youare o the legal age to consume alcohol, you candrink in your dorm room. You just have to makesure you can drink in your building.Buildings such as Lynch are ‘dry’because they are mostly lled byreshmen.The most thankul portiono living on-campus would bethe parking. Although stillscarce like a drop o waterin the middle o a drought,you can park your car and nothave to worry about movingit. I you live on-campus, youreally don’t have to drive to classbecause you can simply take atrolley or better yet, walk. Also, youdon’t have to move your car unlessyou have to go o-campus. Few people who live on-campus truly have to leave campus togo and get ood due to Outtakes and the numerouso dining places on-campus.Finally, the dining option on-campus is apositive as well. Although not open to the hoursmost college students want, the dining locationson-campus provide a vast variety o ood. Frompizza to burgers, UNC Charlotte’s ood locationsare a great option or those who live on-campus.
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When you rst transer to UNC Charlottelike I did, you nd yoursel acing a tough choice:should I live on or o campus? You may want toventure out into an apartment to meet some newroommates, or live with some old riends inthat dorm room that opened up, or viceversa. Either way, there’s still a bigdecision to be made. The placeyou pick will be your home orat least a ew months.I you really think about itthough, you’ll realize it’s notsuch a tough choice. Living o-campus is better by leaps andbounds. First, it’s a gnarly wayto rid yoursel o any classroomatmosphere that might linger while in a dorm or suite. Whenyou return home rom school,it’s like a haven that’s ree romthe demanding learners’ environment.Cooking up some ood and watching “Chuck” or“Lost” can be a serene experience.And you may not realize it, but amenities areone o the top reasons to venture away rom mostschool housing too.As helpul as those mini ridges are, havinga ull-size rerigerator that is able to stock weekold pizza is priceless. From ridge to stomach, theater eects o that pizza can also be taken care o in your personal bathroom. There you can alsohandle any repercussions o “bad” drinking nights without much embarrassment usually.Simultaneously, having an o-campus houseplus those amenities can be essential or throwingparties. Partying is at the core o college; the twocoexist or each other. But events with a goodnumber o people can be hard to get going on-campus since there are some around that needtheir sound levels respected. Not to mentionthe alcohol-ree ‘dry dorms’ and wonderullyrespected UNC Charlotte Police Department.The odds are stacked against the lie o the party.But the biggest reason to make o-campusyour home is or the reedom. That completelyindependent eeling doesn’t become real untilyou’re in a place that’s away rom school andamily. A place where you can come and go as youplease. Some place to call “mine”, without R.A.’sand parents monitoring your every move. Notonly that, but condence and responsibility grow with this as well. Taking care o laundry, ood,and expenses can be incredibly valuable lessons.College has been ormatted or people to tryout dierent living situations. Living outside o campus is a way to learn about yoursel and thereal world. When you’re in the dorms or suitesit’s similar, but not really the same. Nothing cancompare to that eeling o sel-reliance and workethic. Make your way to an apartment or rent ahouse ater a year or two so everyone can say “Youhave taken your rst step into a larger world,” Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars
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Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley,Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and so many othergreat names have been orsaken as their storieslive on through motion pictures. While someproessors recognize the importance o requiringtheir students to actually read some o the classics,others resort to modern day movies.Keira Knightley may have made a goodElizabeth Bennet, but the viewer does not getto know her as sagaciously as the reader. Thismisrepresentation is also ound in Alice in “Alice’sAdventures in Wonderland,” where the inquisitivelittle girl Lewis Carroll developed in the originalstory is deprived o wit in the 1951 Disney version.As more and more classic stories are translatedinto motion pictures, the satirical, symbolic,imagerial and ideological literary world the originalauthor was trying to convey is abandoned or anhour and a hal visual experience. People may knowthe rudimentary story, but they do not understandthe ull story how the author means to portray it.One may ask why it is necessary to know all thedepths o a story. Why should they waste their timereading and analyzing a book when they can getthe basics rom a movie? The answer is simple. Ariend may try to explain certain characteristics o you to a stranger: brown eyes, unny, smart, tall;but, until that stranger actually meets you, they will never truly know. Do you want someone toassume they know you based on someone else’sapprehensions? Most likely you do not.Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is a righteningstory about a monster that kills innocent people.Movies may portray dierent angles with dierentsympathetic approaches; however, the viewer’sunderstanding o the story is subjected to how theproducer interpreted the novel.What the movie watcher may not know is that18-year-old Mary Shelley spent countless hourstrying to put together a story that refected heropinion o women’s rights in the Romantic era.The story o Frankenstein’s monster has multiplelevels o meaning, but the eminist approach is oneo the most well-known and respected analyses.As the daughter o eminist philosopher MaryWollstonecrat, Mary Shelley assumed many o the same views as her mother. In 1818, the year therst edition o “Frankenstein” was published inLondon, women had little to no social or politicalrights.It was not until the 1831 edition that Mary wascredited as being the author. Just like CharlotteBronte with many o her novels, Mary did not wantthe act that she was a woman to infuence whoread her works.The story is about a monster created by a man, without the aid o a woman. Though big andpowerul, it was ugly and dangerous.Mary wanted to show the reader throughdramatic imagery and symbolism that, though women are repressed and looked down upon, theyare a vital part o society. Movies inspire emotionbut do not require imagination. Albeit the visualeect is powerul, it does not require the spectatorto delve in deeper and to seek a more psychologicalunderstanding.A good lm maker respects the originalsociological imagery the author was identiying andthey use their interpretation while producing. Thisis reputable because it gives the viewer a dierentangle to approach the classic. It is when peoplechoose to watch the movie, as opposed to readingthe book, that movies become obstacles in the wayo the true understanding.Take the 1998, Mitch Glazer version o “GreatExpectations.” The screen play was well written with multiple layers i symbolism and meaning. Ithad the same basic story line as Charles Dickensoriginal but, with a modern spin. It is evident thatGlazer knew the book well; however, he made somepretty signicant modications to the charactersand plot. Glazer ocused more on the relationshipsbetween the characters, and less on the relationshipbetween the characters and society. Dickens’ noveladdressed sociological issues and used motis andsymbolism to drive home his points.Set in the Victorian era and post-industrialrevolution, Dickens ignored hereditary aristocracyand ocused on personal gain through hard workand ambition.His novel dove deep in to the issues o genderand class and used psychological landscapes tomirror his characters. Glazer recognized thathe was altering Dickens’ literary work to t hisinterpretation. I think this is why he changed theprotagonist’s name rom Pip to Finn.This is a visual generation where people learnby seeing and experiencing. Movies have becomemore graphic and the line between necessary andextravagant has been blurred. Video games havetaken the place o human interaction and movieshave distracted the reader.What i people’s knowledge o Jesus was basedon “The Passion o Christ”, or our grandchildrenknew about the event Dec. 7, 1941 because BenAfeck played a convincing role in “Pearl Harbor”?Originality and creativity are lost in translation.Respect other people’s interpretations but, rstdevelop your own.
What actually gets lost in translation
KriSten LitchFeLd
Editor-in-Chief
The Happiest Place on Earth, or Walt DisneyWorld, or you unenlightened Disney ans, isundergoing a acelit.On Sept. 12, the Walt Disney Co. and itsImagineers announced the Fantasyland (in Disney’sMagic Kingdom) expansion and the reurbishingo several classic attractions.Among the attractions that are getting a acelitin the Magic Kingdom are the Hall o Presidents,Haunted Mansion, and Pirates o the Caribbean.The Hall o Presidents opened its doorsin Liberty Square in 1971. The animatronicpresentation o the United States ormer presidents was closed or eight months and reopened in July with a new addition, President Barack Obama.The opening lm was reworked with morespotlight time or Abraham Lincoln and GeorgeWashington.Haunted Mansion had some minor remodelingdone, including a new Escher-esque stairwell scene,attic updates, and several technical advances.Ricky Brigante, creative director o
Orlando Attractions Magazine
, told the
Orlando Sentinel
,“I think just about every Haunted Mansion anout there was concerned when they announcedthey would be [doing] some pretty decent-sizedchanges. I was there rst thing in the morning when it reopened, and I was pleasantly surprisedthat it denitely retained the same classic eelingthat it has had or decades, but at the same time,updating it or today’s technology and today’saudience that expects a bit more.”Ater huge success rom the Disney “Pirateso the Caribbean” lms, based loosely o o theMagic Kingdom ride, the Walt Disney Co. decidedto add animatronic characters representing JohnnyDepp’s character o Jack Sparrow.Currently, the Magic Kingdom roller coaster,Space Mountain, is also undergoing some ‘secret’changes. The only thing Disney is disclosing isthere is a new track, but rest assured, the design will remain the same. Since the renovations beganin Tomorrowland in April, the cosmic roller coasteris set to reopen in Nov.Along with the renovations, Disneyexecutives are set to begin the largestexpansion the theme park has seen. Thenew plan is set to double Fantasyland,home to Dumbo the Flying Elephant, It’sa Small World, and Cinderella’s GoldenCarrousel.Disney executives plan to add a newride based on “The Little Mermaid.”Which, as an avid Disney traveler, makesme very happy because “The LittleMermaid” is my all-time avorite movie.The iconic Spaceship Earth in Epoct was recently renovated as it eatures newscenes and animatronics, and an onboardtouch-screen activity in the second hal o the ride.Eric Jacobson, senior vice president orWalt Disney Imagineering told
Orlando Sentinel
, “in this day and age o Wii andNintendo, interaction has become muchmore expected rom our own populationin general. So giving kids and adultssomething to do on the attraction where they getto create their own ending has been extremelypopular.”I have been to Disney World 14 times, and willmake it 15 over Christmas Break, and every timeI have been the Disney Co. and the Imagineersadd something to the theme park that keepsme coming back or more.Despite the controversy over updatingsome o the classic attractions, I think it helpsattract more people to central Florida. Withthe technological advances, Disney is orcedto keep up, because no one wants to visit a themepark with outdated technology. The changes toDisney World are or the better, whether you wantto believe it or not.
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September 22, 2009 Vol 22, No. 07
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